The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-08

William III. Dubois, was held from her late
residence on South Main street Friday
afternoon. An obituary notice of Mrs. Du-
Bos will be found in another column.
STAFFORD.
MEMORIAL DAY called together a large
number of our citizens. In the forenoon
the soldiers graves at the Upper village
were duly decorated, after which there was
stirring address in the town hall by Rev
Mr.. Tilden of Lebanon, N. H., and a few
remarks by Senator Morrill, The exercises
in the afternoon were at South STAFFORD
A platform was placed in the cemetery and
after the floral offerings were made we
listened to short addresses by our own citi-
zens-H. G. Hatch, Esq, Rev. George
Haines and f. G. Avery. The choir and
South Strafford band furnished music in
abundance, the professions were large and
well arranged and the attendance of the
different schools, with their banners, was
an agreeable feature of the occasion. AL
though the greater part of the day passed
away in enjoyment, it ended in sorrow and
apprehension. While II. G. Hatch was
speaking from the stand, in his usual ami
mated and agreeable manner, he had an
apoplectic stroke and was carried back to
passed there is no perceptible improvement
in his symptoms He lies in a semi-uncon-
scious condition, his right side being par
alyzed and speech incoherent. His recovery
is deemed extremely doubtful. 60 f.
Mcintyre, Esq, and wife, of Seward Neb.
both natives of STAFFORD, with their daugh-
ter, are visiting at II. A. Hatchs.
Tunbridge.
MEMORIAL DAY was observed here in the
usual manner. In the forenoon the graves
in the various cemeteries were decorated
by members of Whitney Post. AT half-past
one P. NJ. the Post, headed by the Braintree
band, marched to the hotel and escorted
the orator of the day, George w. Wing, Esq,
of Montpelier, to the Congregational church,
where the Post was joined by the Relief
Corps, the children and the other people
present, and all marched to the village
cemetery. Here Miss Mary Smith read the
poem, Cover them Over with Beautiful
Flowers" The impressive service of the
Grand Army of the Republic was performed,
and all returned to the church, where, after
the reading of the Grand Army Memorial
day orders, the address was delivered.
This was most excellent one, in which
there was no thought of sectionalism.
1t was mainly the story of the growth of
human liberty, and was told in words that
the young could understand. - Mr.. j.
5. Gay is now in Cavendish. - Mrs.
Temperance Butterfield started for Cali
fornia on Tuesday of this week. - The
rear wall of o. III. Goodale's house fell in
last week, having been undermined by the
rain. - Mrs. Leila (Rolfe) Beachley of
Great Falls, Montana, is visiting here.
played by the local dramatic club, assisted
by the author, f. f. Hiland of Bradford,
last Friday and Saturday evenings. 1t was
well played and patronized. - Sew
eral ladies from this town will attend the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union In
stitute at West Randolph this week.
The large Chelsea coach has Just been
painted by s. A. Dean. - Jennie Dean
OF Barre is stopping at S. A. Deans.
North Tunbridge.
REV. S. A. PARKER will preach in the
Universalist church in this place next Sun
day morning at the usual hour.
Williamstown.
DANA p. WHITE, formerly of this place.
was married on the 18th ult in Seneca
Falls, n. Y, the bride being Miss Susie
Easton OF that place. They are to reside in
Ann Arbor, Mich. - The widow of the
late Lewis Flint has been granted a pen
sion of SD per month and SS4 back pay
- Mrs. Amelia II. Graves, daughter of
Henry G. Huse, has just arrived, with her
two little children, from Kansas for visit
at the old home here. - Mr. Carnes of
East Barre is preparing to open quarry
here in town, purchased last year of Wins
low Flint of Washington. 1t is situated
just south of Wells, Lamson & Prizes
quarry. The Williamstown granite con-
tinues to hold very high place as rich
dark granite for polishing purposes. 1t is
to be hoped that other than the four quar-
ries already purchased here will soon be de-
veloped. - Miss Alma f. Adams only
daughter of Charles w. Adams, was mar
ried by Rev. f. w. Hamblin on Thursday
last to Frank B. Boyce of Waitstield They
are to live in David Gales house, formerly
occupied by the late Elisha b. Gale. -
Children's day will be observed at the
Methodist church next Sabbath afternoon
The exercises will doubtless be very pleas
ant and profitable ones and be well at
tended. - Rev. r. ID. Miller will preach
especially to the children at the Congrega-
tional church next Sabbath morning.
- George w. Lynde has been drawing
iron pipe to his farm of late for the purpose
of bringing water long distance to run a
water motor. This power is to be used for
churning and other farm work. We hope
in due time to give the WATCHMAN readers
a full account of Mr.. Lynde's experiment.
- James 5. Abbott of st. Augustine,
Florida, is expected next month for vaca-
ton of some weeks hereabouts. - The
railroad surveyors were hindered by rain to
such an extent that they did not reach the
north line of our place last week, though
they came to point perhaps less than a
half-mile distant. This week may find them
at or near our Gulf. There are many
Vermonters who probably may never come
to see why so much fault should be found
with the district schools of our state. They
have not known anything better and sus-
pect the efforts being made by so many of
our best teachers and others to improve
them. Some one has just told us of young
man in neighboring town who had reason
to feel fiattered by the reception of his work
as district school teacher hereabouts
Not long ago he went to another state-where
are to be found some superb schools-as a
teacher OF common school AT the
end of one term he was glad to get out of
his work there, 90 for / had found" he said
" that | didn't know anything" Though
well along into the twenties, he has set him
self to the task of getting preparation for
more satisfactory work From the converse
tion we Judge that this young man may not
ers in fitness for teaching, but that the
quality of work required of him elsewhere
was so much above what he had known
that he was poorly qualified for it. And
will 1t be an easy or short work to get that
uplift OF our Vermont schools that so many
are longing and striving for? - The
have just contributed
nearly third more than last year to
the Home Missionary Society. - Henry
Martin (son of the late Mr.. Allen MARTINI
and Fred l.. Bailey have been drawn as
petit jurors for the present term of the
Orange county court. - Mrs. j. X.
Lynde, with her little boy is spending the
week in her fathers family in Barre -
Does it not speak well for our young towns
man, DIR. G. A. Briggs of Rochester, n. Y,
that he was recently appointed with others)
to represent the Medical Society of his
county in the American Medical Associ-
alton? -" Ed =" Smith is buying potatoes !